If you can get a sense of what a permanent Java position in NYC would pay, you can convert that to a contract rate using a rule of thumb: $40/hr contract is ab

If you can get a sense of what a permanent Java position in NYC would pay, you can convert that to a contract rate using a rule of thumb: $40/hr contract is about $40k/yr permanent Knowing the cost of rent in NYC, $40k / yr sounds very low for Java. *(If a contractor can work 40 hr/wk for 50 weeks, they should earn twice what a permanent workers earns in a year, since the contractor is responsible for their own training, new jobs, billing, equipment, etc, and companies generally (in my experience) budget twice the salary of a staffer for their actual cost)